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Bitcoin Advocates Have Sought To

Most research on the environmental impacts of Bitcoin (and similar cryptocurrencies) has focused on energy demand and carbon emissions and has thus far ignored that Bitcoin miners cycle

Bitcoin advocates have sought to downplay the cryptocurrency's environmental impact, either by claiming the network mostly runs on renewable energya

UN Study Reveals the Hidden Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin:

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The High E-Waste Rate Of Bitcoin Exacerbates Environmental Issues

Bitcoin mining emitted over 85.89 Mt of CO2 during the 2025–2025 period. The greenhouse gas emissions of Bitcoin mining alone could be sufficient to push global

A recent study shows that Bitcoin generates more than 30 metric kilotons of E-waste annually (equates to close to three million devices with a combined weight of 40

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Bitcoin's High E-Waste Rate Worsens Environmental Concerns

Mining Bitcoins uses enormous amounts of electricity, and creates thousands of metric tons of electronic waste when specialized equipment like that shown here

Bitcoin’s Growing E-Waste Problem - ResearchGate

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Bitcoin poses major electronic-waste problem - Chemical

The Bitcoin E-waste Monitor tracks the electronic generation of the Bitcoin network by applying the approach provided in the article “Bitcoin’s growing e-waste problem”

E-waste represents a growing threat to our environment, from toxic chemicals and heavy metals leaching into soils, to air and water pollutions caused by improper recycling.

Bitcoin Electronic Waste Monitor - Digiconomist

Bitcoin's growing e-waste problem - ScienceDirect

Environmental impact of bitcoin - Wikipedia

Bitcoin Mining Is A Highly

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